Among the many things complicating traffic in downtown Noblesville: trains running down the middle of the street in front of the the Hamilton County Courthouse.

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Roughly 30,000 vehicles per day fight through the downtown square here on Ind. 32/38, and it's a pretty safe bet that few make it through without stopping at least once.

A trio of stoplights, a single lane in each direction and a congested city with pedestrians and plenty of local traffic all add up to make this one of the most frustrating drives in Hamilton County.

Long lines stack up at intersections. Engines of old cars, dump trucks and semis belch out dark clouds of smoke as they take off. And occasionally everyone has to move for a train that cuts through town on the way to Fishers. ...